laikas

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English

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Noun

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laikas

  1. plural of laika

Lithuanian

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Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian laĩks, Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, remainder). The Latvian metatony (laĩks < *làiks) suggests an original oxytone neuter. On the basis of Ancient Greek λοιπόν (loipón, remainder) we can theoretically posit a Proto-Indo-European *loikʷóm (remainder).[1] In any case, related to laikýti (hold, keep) and lìkti (remain); see these entries for more.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laĩkas m (plural laikaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. (uncountable) time (physical phenomenon)
  2. (uncountable) time, term, period (a duration of time)
    Šiañdien smagiaĩ léidom kartù laĩką! - We spent great time together today!
    Kodė̃l neturiù laĩko? Kur̃ diñgsta màno laĩkas? - Why don't I have any time? Where does all my time go?
    Vãsara - màno megstamiáusias mẽtų laĩkas. - Summer is my favorite season (= time of the year).
  3. (countable, often in plural) times, era, period
    Nuõ senų̃jų laikų̃ ikì mū́sų laikų̃ - From ancient times to the present day.
  4. (uncountable, with infinitive) time (the appropriate time for an action)
    Vaikáms jaũ seniaĩ laĩkas gul̃ti. - It's late enough for children to go to bed.
  5. (linguistics) tense
    Lietùvių kalbojè yrà keturì laikaĩ. - Lithuanian has four tenses.

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (1996) Metatony In Baltic (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 6), Amsterdam: Rodopi, page 212
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “laikas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269

Spanish

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Noun

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laikas m pl

  1. plural of laika